# Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency)

County Tyrone is a former UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning two Members of Parliament (MPs).

## Boundaries

This constituency comprised the whole of County Tyrone, except the parliamentary borough of Dungannon.
It returned two MPs from 1801 to 1885. It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland was created on 1 January 1801.
In the redistribution, which took effect in 1885, County Tyrone was divided into four single-member constituencies: East Tyrone, Mid Tyrone, North Tyrone and South Tyrone.

## Politics

The constituency electorate was predominantly Tory/Conservative during most of this period.
Catholics were excluded from taking seats in Parliament until 1829 and there was a restrictive property based franchise. It was not until the electoral reforms which took effect in 1885 that most adult males became voters. See Catholic emancipation for further details.
In these circumstances most MPs came from a limited number of Protestant aristocratic and gentry families. There were few contested elections.
It was only in 1880, at the end of the period when this constituency existed, that the Liberals first won a seat in the county.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | First MP | First MP | First MP | First MP | Second MP | Second MP | Second MP | Second MP |
| Election | Name | Name | Born | Died | Name | Name | Born | Died |
| 1801 co-option | | Somerset Corry (Tory) | 11 July 1774 | 18 April 1841 | | James Stewart (affiliation uncertain) | 1742 | 18 January 1821 |
| 1802 by-election | | Rt Hon John Stewart (Tory) | ca 1758 | 22 June 1825 | | James Stewart (affiliation uncertain) | 1742 | 18 January 1821 |
| 1806 | | Hon Thomas Knox (Ind) | 5 August 1754 | 26 April 1840 | | James Stewart (affiliation uncertain) | 1742 | 18 January 1821 |
| 1812 | | Rt Hon John Stewart, Bt (Tory) | ca 1758 | 22 June 1825 | | Hon Thomas Knox (Tory) | 19 April 1786 | 21 March 1858 |
| 1818 | | Rt Hon John Stewart, Bt (Tory) | ca 1758 | 22 June 1825 | | William Stewart (Whig) | 1780 | ca October 1850 |
| 1825 by-election | | Rt Hon Henry Lowry-Corry (Tory, Con, Peelite) | 9 March 1803 | 6 March 1873 | | William Stewart (Whig) | 1780 | ca October 1850 |
| 1830 | | Rt Hon Henry Lowry-Corry (Tory, Con, Peelite) | 9 March 1803 | 6 March 1873 | | Sir Hugh Stewart, Bt (Tory) | 14 May 1792 | 19 November 1854 |
| 1835 | | Rt Hon Henry Lowry-Corry (Tory, Con, Peelite) | 9 March 1803 | 6 March 1873 | | Lord Claud Hamilton (Con) | 27 July 1813 | 3 June 1884 |
| 1837 | | Rt Hon Henry Lowry-Corry (Tory, Con, Peelite) | 9 March 1803 | 6 March 1873 | | James Alexander (Con) | 27 July 1812 | 30 June 1855 |
| 1839 by-election | | Rt Hon Henry Lowry-Corry (Tory, Con, Peelite) | 9 March 1803 | 6 March 1873 | | Rt Hon Lord Claud Hamilton (Con, Peelite) | 27 July 1813 | 3 June 1884 |
| 1847 | | Rt Hon Henry Lowry-Corry (Tory, Con, Peelite) | 9 March 1803 | 6 March 1873 | | Rt Hon Lord Claud Hamilton (Con, Peelite) | 27 July 1813 | 3 June 1884 |
| 1852 by-election | | Rt Hon Henry Lowry-Corry (Tory, Con, Peelite) | 9 March 1803 | 6 March 1873 | | Rt Hon Lord Claud Hamilton (Con, Peelite) | 27 July 1813 | 3 June 1884 |
| 1873 by-election | | Hon Henry Lowry-Corry (Con) | 30 June 1845 | 6 May 1927 | | Rt Hon Lord Claud Hamilton (Con, Peelite) | 27 July 1813 | 3 June 1884 |
| 1874 | | Hon Henry Lowry-Corry (Con) | 30 June 1845 | 6 May 1927 | | John Ellison-Macartney (Con) | 1818 | 13 February 1904 |
| 1880 | | Edward Falconer Litton (Lib) | 1827 | 27 November 1890 | | John Ellison-Macartney (Con) | 1818 | 13 February 1904 |
| 1881 by-election | | Thomas Alexander Dickson (Lib) | 1833 | 17 June 1909 | | John Ellison-Macartney (Con) | 1818 | 13 February 1904 |
| 1885 | Constituency partitioned into East, Mid, North and South parts by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885. | Constituency partitioned into East, Mid, North and South parts by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885. | Constituency partitioned into East, Mid, North and South parts by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885. | Constituency partitioned into East, Mid, North and South parts by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885. | Constituency partitioned into East, Mid, North and South parts by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885. | Constituency partitioned into East, Mid, North and South parts by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885. | Constituency partitioned into East, Mid, North and South parts by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885. | Constituency partitioned into East, Mid, North and South parts by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885. |
Notes:
* Stooks Smith does not specify any party allegiances for this constituency before 1818. This does not necessarily mean that the MPs were not associated with a Party in Parliament.
* From 1832 Lowry-Corry and Stewart are classified as Conservatives.
* In 1847 Lowry-Corry and Hamilton contested the general election as Peelite Liberal Conservatives, but were again Conservatives by 1852.

## Elections

The single-member elections in this constituency took place using the first past the post electoral system. Multi-member elections used the Plurality-at-large voting system.
There was no election in 1801. The representatives of the county in the former Parliament of Ireland became members of the 1st Parliament of the United Kingdom.
After 1832, when registration of voters was introduced, a turnout figure is given for contested elections. In two-member elections this is calculated by dividing the number of votes by two. To the extent that voters did not use both their votes this will be an underestimate of turnout. If the electorate figure is unknown the last known electorate figure is used to provide an estimate of turnout.
Where a party had more than one candidate in one or both of a pair of successive elections change is calculated for each individual candidate, otherwise change is based on the party vote.

### Elections in the 1800s

Co-option 1 January 1801: Tyrone (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Non Partisan | James Stewart | Co-opted | N/A | N/A |
| | Non Partisan | Viscount Corry | Co-opted | N/A | N/A |
* Corry succeeded as 2nd Earl Belmore
By-Election 1 March 1802: Tyrone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Non Partisan | John Stewart | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
General election 19 July 1802: Tyrone (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Non Partisan | James Stewart | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Non Partisan | John Stewart | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
General election 18 November 1806: Tyrone (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Non Partisan | James Stewart | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Non Partisan | Thomas Knox | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
General election 25 May 1807: Tyrone (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Non Partisan | James Stewart | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Non Partisan | Thomas Knox | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |

### Elections in the 1810s

General election 20 October 1812: Tyrone (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Non Partisan | Thomas Knox | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Non Partisan | John Stewart | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
General election 1 July 1818: Tyrone (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Tory | John Stewart | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | William Stewart | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |

### Elections in the 1820s

General election 22 March 1820: Tyrone (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Tory | John Stewart | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | William Stewart | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
* Death of John Stewart
By-Election 27 June 1825: Tyrone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Tory | Henry Lowry-Corry | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
General election 20 June 1826: Tyrone (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | William Stewart | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Tory | Henry Lowry-Corry | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |

### Elections in the 1830s

General election 9 August 1830: Tyrone (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | Henry Lowry-Corry | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Tory | Hugh Stewart | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 773 | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
| | Tory gain from Whig | Tory gain from Whig | Tory gain from Whig | Tory gain from Whig |
General election 14 May 1831: Tyrone (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | Henry Lowry-Corry | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Tory | Hugh Stewart | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 773 | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
General election 17 December 1832: Tyrone (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | Hugh Stewart | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Tory | Henry Lowry-Corry | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,151 | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
General election 20 January 1835: Tyrone (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Claud Hamilton | 1,057 | 47.8 |
| | Conservative | Henry Lowry-Corry | 627 | 28.4 |
| | Conservative | James Alexander | 510 | 23.1 |
| | Conservative | Charles Eccles | 17 | 0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 117 | 5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | c. 1,106 | c. 88.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,250 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 7 August 1837: Tyrone (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Henry Lowry-Corry | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | James Alexander | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,602 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
* Alexander succeeded as 3rd Earl of Caledon
By-Election 6 May 1839: Tyrone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Claud Hamilton | 218 | 72.7 |
| | Conservative | John Humphreys | 81 | 27.0 |
| | Conservative | James Alexander Boyle | 1 | 0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 137 | 45.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 300 | c. 11.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 2,602 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1840s

General election 9 July 1841: Tyrone (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Lowry-Corry | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Claud Hamilton | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,493 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
* Appointment of Lowry Corry as Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty
By-election, 23 September 1841: Tyrone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Lowry-Corry | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 10 August 1847: Tyrone (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Peelite | Henry Lowry-Corry | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Peelite | Claud Hamilton | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,026 | | |
| | Peelite gain from Conservative | Peelite gain from Conservative | Peelite gain from Conservative | Peelite gain from Conservative | Peelite gain from Conservative |
| | Peelite gain from Conservative | Peelite gain from Conservative | Peelite gain from Conservative | Peelite gain from Conservative | Peelite gain from Conservative |

### Elections in the 1850s

* Appointment of Hamilton as Treasurer of the Household
By-election, 12 March 1852: Tyrone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Claud Hamilton | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative gain from Peelite | Conservative gain from Peelite | Conservative gain from Peelite | Conservative gain from Peelite | Conservative gain from Peelite |
General election 29 July 1852: Tyrone (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Lowry-Corry | 3,271 | 43.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Claud Hamilton | 3,221 | 43.1 | N/A |
| | Whig | Hugh Brabazon Higgins | 982 | 13.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,239 | 30.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,228 (est) | 74.3 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,692 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Peelite | Conservative gain from Peelite | Swing | N/A | |
| | Conservative gain from Peelite | Conservative gain from Peelite | Swing | N/A | |
General election, 4 April 1857: Tyrone (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Lowry-Corry | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Claud Hamilton | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,393 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
* Appointment of Hamilton as Treasurer of the Household
By-election, 11 March 1858: Tyrone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Claud Hamilton | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 10 May 1859: Tyrone (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Lowry-Corry | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Claud Hamilton | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,592 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1860s

General election 18 July 1865: Tyrone (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Lowry-Corry | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Claud Hamilton | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,421 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
* Appointment of Lowry-Corry as Vice-President of the Committee of the Council for Education
By-Election 18 July 1866: Tyrone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Lowry-Corry | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,421 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
* Appointment of Hamilton as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
By-Election 20 July 1866: Tyrone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Claud Hamilton | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,421 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
* Appointment of Lowry-Corry as First Lord of the Admiralty
By-Election 21 March 1867: Tyrone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Lowry-Corry | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 24 November 1868: Tyrone (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Lowry-Corry | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Claud Hamilton | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,878 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1870s

* Death of Lowry Corry
By-election, 16 April 1873: Tyrone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Lowry-Corry | 3,139 | 50.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | John Ellison-Macartney | 3,103 | 49.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 36 | 0.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,242 | 72.2 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,643 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 11 February 1874: Tyrone (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Ellison-Macartney | 4,710 | 44.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Henry Lowry-Corry | 3,171 | 29.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Claud Hamilton | 2,752 | 25.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 419 | 3.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,317 (est) | 59.9 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,883 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 8 April 1880: Tyrone (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Ellison-Macartney | 3,829 | 35.4 | −8.9 |
| | Liberal | Edward Falconer Litton | 3,511 | 32.5 | New |
| | Conservative | Claud Hamilton | 3,470 | 32.1 | +6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,161 (est) | 81.7 (est) | +21.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,762 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 318 | 2.9 | −1.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 41 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |
* Litton appointed Land Commissioner
By-election 7 September 1881: Tyrone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Alexander Dickson | 3,168 | 44.3 | +11.8 |
| | Conservative | William Knox | 3,084 | 43.1 | −24.4 |
| | Home Rule | Harold Rylett | 907 | 12.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 84 | 1.2 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,159 | 82.5 | +0.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,674 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +18.1 | |